Bubny jsou hlasité.

to be

Breakdown of Bubny jsou hlasité.

• hlasitý: loud
• bubny: the drums

Questions & Answers about Bubny jsou hlasité.

Why is bubny plural, and what is the singular form?

Bubny is the nominative plural of buben.

• singular: buben = drum
• plural: bubny = drums

In this sentence, bubny is the subject, so it appears in the nominative plural form.

Why do we use jsou here?

Jsou is the 3rd person plural present form of být, which means to be.

Because the subject bubny is plural, the verb also has to be plural:

• buben je = the drum is
• bubny jsou = the drums are

So jsou matches bubny.

Why does the adjective end in -é: hlasité?